CVE-2015-1799 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2015-1799 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 08/04/2015 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2015
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2015-1799 Description

The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 3.x and 4.x before 4.2.8p2 performs state-variable updates upon receiving certain invalid packets, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (synchronization loss) by spoofing the source IP address of a peer.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).